Happy Monday lovebugs,
It's the first Monday in August, which means it is All In Day. That's right. Let's build a fantastic outfit all in for under $100. It's ridiculously hot here in DC so today's outfit is based on a cool summer romper that is great for a night out when paired with heels or a day at the winery with your girlfriends when paired with sandals.
Happy Friday! Here are my favorite recipes this week. Sparkling Watermelon Sangria c/o The Kitchn
Ingredients 4 cups watermelon, cubed and cold 3/4 cups dry white port, such as Churchill's 1 lime, sliced thin 750ml bottle Moscato, chilled 3 cups lime seltzer water, chilled Directions
In a pitcher place 3 cups of the watermelon cubes (saving some for garnish) and white port. Be sure these are cold as they can become mushy when room temp. (You can even freeze them for 30 minutes first.)
Add 8 to 10 slices of lime.
Add the Moscato and seltzer water. Stir with wooden spoon to mix.
Pour into ice-filled glasses and top each glass with a couple pieces of watermelon and a lime slice.
Add the tomato paste, cumin, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper. Stir to evenly coat the vegetables and cook for 1 minute or until heated through. Add chopped cilantro and serve.
While espadrilles and flip flops are the shoes for summer, sometimes you have to dress it up a bit. You don't have to go digging for your stilettos though. Try mule sandals. They are cool, versatile, and pretty simple. I like them to dress up with a skirt or down with a romper. Very easy and very affordable.
Have you broken or lost your sunglasses at this point in the summer? Oh cool, me neither. Just in case though, I thought we would look at some great mirrored lens sunglasses. You know, just in case you need them in the future.
Bloomingdale's, Quay Tell Me Why Mirrored Sunglasses, $55
